Out today: A new Institute for Government report from Akash Paun, Thomas Pope, Matthew Fright, Dr Rebecca McKee and I - A new deal for England: How the next government should complete the job of English devolution
instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/ne…

Looking forward to taking part in this panel discussion, on the forthcoming report from Ross Mudie.

We’ll be talking about the prospect of green jobs in every community; managing transitions to newer, cleaner industries; and how it’ll play out differently across the UK

Join us!

Writing a mixed method paper like

This is today, don't miss out!

Ross Mudie But who on earth carries around chess pieces without their own chessboard??

Always an enlightened perspective from Annabel Smith whose reflections on what the outcomes of last week's local elections might mean for an incoming Labour government's plans for greater devolution, are a must read: progressive-policy.net/publications/i…

You know what, I quite like them.

This from Mark Carey I've just come across is one of the best examples of applying an economic concept to help better understand other real world phenomena I've seen - creating a Gini coefficient to measure how competitive different football leagues are theathletic.com/5422007/2024/0…

This is true for now but I imagine it’ll eventually change. Metro Mayors are still new and they’re becoming increasingly important political figures in their own right

See the London Mayoralty, that’s more established, where coverage is more focussed on policy and governance

During the 2019 general election count, we had to do not one but *two* full recounts for the Coventry South seat.

Thoughts with everyone reliving history right now.

Can’t stop thinking about this Francis Fukuyama paragraph from The End of History.

Whatever you think of the actual candidates, mayors with a track record of delivery bucking national trends and out-performing their party is good for British politics.

Bad day to be The Grand Hotel, Scarborough

Ross Mudie theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Will Jennings Ross Mudie Turnout lower in more deprived areas but it always is. If anything turnout *decline* since 2021 is slightly bigger in more prosperous areas (at least so far)

Four of the ten metro mayor election results are due today, in four of the more competitive contests. Here's why these matter and what to expect🧵